Comments on: J. Edgar, the Man, Was as Pissy as J. Edgar, the Film, Is Passionless and Plot-Starvedhttp://observer.com/2011/11/j-edgar-the-film-is-as-pissy-as-j-edgar-the-man-was-passionless-and-plot-starved/
News, Politics, Culture, Art, Style, Real Estate, Movie Reviews, TV recapsFri, 09 Dec 2016 14:30:26 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Brettrojohttp://observer.com/2011/11/j-edgar-the-film-is-as-pissy-as-j-edgar-the-man-was-passionless-and-plot-starved/#comment-10029
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:23:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10029eliminate illiteracy por favor
u must not no dirty harry tha way i no dirty harry
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10028The first three minutes of this piece of crap, I had already came up with the same conclusion that Reed did. DiCaprio needs to stop pretending he’s a real actor, and go back to being a retard climbing a water tower. This movie sucks!
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Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:29:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10027I’m disconcerted that Mr Reed’s review and Mr
Spencer’s comment provoked so much vitriol. Almost invariably, these
critiques forego extolling Mr Hoover’s strengths and accomplishments (e.g.,
developing fingerprinting as a cornerstone of forensics, being a proponent of
“information technology” before that term would even have meant
anything, having the bureaucratic savvy to build the FBI into a major
institution, and possessing the loyalty to his male companion to maintain a
loving relationship for nearly 50 years in the face of a brutally homophobic
culture– whether they were gay or not).

I admit that I’m not much of a fan of either J
Edgar Hoover or J Edgar the
movie. But both deserve serious debate
without name-calling or grandstanding.

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Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:02:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10026I have yet to see the movie but I’m flabbergasted by the vitriolic comments of some of the readers here. Mr. Reed has seen the movie and is giving a critique. That is his job as a critic, and though I don’t always agree with him I find him to be an outstanding film critic, really, in this day and age the genuine article amid billions of film critic blogs written by people who have nowhere near his talent. And yes, he too is very vitriolic in his review of this new Eastwood film, but he is a Film Critic, giving his opinion. I miss the days when a person could read a review by Mr. Reed, Vincent Canby, John Simon, Pauline Kael, etc., without having to endure the brickbats of critics of film critics!
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Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:35:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10025love Decaprio & Eastwood ,but found this move BORING!!! The plot,what their was,was disconnected.
He spent a minute on his haterd of the KENNEDYS.And everyone laughted out loud at the “make-up
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Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:20:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10024Rex is right! His review is spot on. This movie was worse than going to the denist- I just wanted it to end! It was one of the most boring I have ever seen. Maybe Clint Eastwood can’t really direct after-all, maybe he just had great scripts. Shame Leo wasted his time on this.
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Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:21:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10022RESPONDING TO “cattyfan” – Attempt to stain a respected American???????? Respected by who? A man such as J Edgar Hoover does not deserve the respect of anyone. His actions to impede the civil rights movement and besmirch the reputation of Dr Martin Luther King who’s only goal was to win equality for African-Americans, should be enough to convince anyone that this despicable man and his life is nothing more than a cautionary tale of how power can be misused to the detriment of an entire country in the hands of a soulless miscreant like J Edgar Hoover. In my opinion he does not deserve a movie documenting his life, even if said movie paints him as the monster we all know him to be. And what bothers me even more are the buildings and roads named after him. What does that say about our country? We try and teach our children the importance of character and integrity, but when we honor men like Hoover it sends a very troubled and mixed message. I’m sure Adolph Hitler accomplished some good and maybe even helped some of his people, but any good he might have done means absolutely nothing when weighed against his attempted extermination of all Jews and the hundreds of thousands of men women and children he slaughtered in Nazi death camps. I’m not saying that Hoover and Hitler are the same, I’m just pointing out how ridiculous it is to attach anything noble to the life of a very evil and troubled man (Hoover).

……………and that’s how I feel about it.

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Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:21:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10023RESPONDING TO “cattyfan” – Attempt to stain a respected American???????? Respected by who? A man such as J Edgar Hoover does not deserve the respect of anyone. His actions to impede the civil rights movement and besmirch the reputation of Dr Martin Luther King who’s only goal was to win equality for African-Americans, should be enough to convince anyone that this despicable man and his life is nothing more than a cautionary tale of how power can be misused to the detriment of an entire country in the hands of a soulless miscreant like J Edgar Hoover. In my opinion he does not deserve a movie documenting his life, even if said movie paints him as the monster we all know him to be. And what bothers me even more are the buildings and roads named after him. What does that say about our country? We try and teach our children the importance of character and integrity, but when we honor men like Hoover it sends a very troubled and mixed message. I’m sure Adolph Hitler accomplished some good and maybe even helped some of his people, but any good he might have done means absolutely nothing when weighed against his attempted extermination of all Jews and the hundreds of thousands of men women and children he slaughtered in Nazi death camps. I’m not saying that Hoover and Hitler are the same, I’m just pointing out how ridiculous it is to attach anything noble to the life of a very evil and troubled man (Hoover).

……………and that’s how I feel about it.

]]>By: Traline DeMon Spencerhttp://observer.com/2011/11/j-edgar-the-film-is-as-pissy-as-j-edgar-the-man-was-passionless-and-plot-starved/#comment-10021
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:03:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10021“attempt to stain a respected American”???????? Respected by who? A man such as J Edgar Hoover does not deserve the respect of anyone. His actions to impede the civil rights movement and besmirch the reputation of Dr Martin Luther King who’s only goal was to win equality for African-Americans, should be enough to convince anyone that this despicable man and his life is nothing more than a cautionary tale of how power can be misused to the detriment of an entire country in the hands of a soulless miscreant like J Edgar Hoover. In my opinion he does not deserve a movie documenting his life, even if said movie paints him as the monster we all know him to be. And what bothers me even more are the buildings and roads named after him. What does that say about our country? We try and teach our children the importance of character and integrity, but when we honor men like Hoover it sends a very troubled and mixed message. I’m sure Adolph Hitler accomplished some good and maybe even helped some of his people, but any good he might have done means absolutely nothing when weighed against his attempted extermination of all Jews and the hundreds of thousands of men women and children he slaughtered in Jewish death camps. I’m not saying that Hoover and Hitler are the same, I’m just pointing out how ridiculous it is to attach anything noble to the life of a very evil and troubled man (Hoover).

……………and that’s how I feel about it.

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Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:17:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10020Reed is a typical left wing Hollywood liberal POS. He’s not fit to lick Eastwood’s boots, or Hoover either. He should b fired for writing crap like this. It’s not a review, but hate-spewing vitriol. Much like Krugman’s piece of crap posted on 9-11, to which the coward allowed no comments.
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Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:37:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10019Rex Reed is the sick f*ck ..Not Hoover!
Hoover was a great American Patriot who rooted out Anti-American communists and Organized crime members.
He was NOT a homosexual cross dresser..Thats a lie from the filth in Hollywood.
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Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:45:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=196404#comment-10018Bravo!! Let’s face it…Rex Reed is a hack, pure and simple. His so-called “talent” doesn’t hold a candle to Clint Eastwood, much less a great American like J. Edgar Hoover.